Course Description

This Biblical Worldview course is designed for 11th and 12th graders who want to grow closer to Christ Jesus by learning how to live out their faith with wisdom and courage in an increasingly anti-Christian culture.

We will examine some of life’s toughest questions through the lens of Scripture and develop a Christ-centered perspective for everyday living. Using the Bible as our primary text, students will study core doctrines and key biblical themes like—creation, the fall, redemption, and restoration—and learn how to apply them to contemporary issues such as identity, purpose, relationships, truth, technology, social justice, sexuality, suffering, and cultural influence.

Additionally, students will learn to identify the underlying assumptions of competing worldviews, assess ideas with biblical discernment, and express their beliefs with clarity, humility, and conviction. Class sessions will include Scripture study, guided discussion, readings, and practical reflection, aiming to shape both mind and heart toward faithful discipleship in Christ.

To be successful in this class:

Students must listen to the assigned speakers and give well-thought-out responses following the required guidelines set forth in the syllabus. They need to complete the daily reading and participate in class discussions.  This is a discussion class and class participation will count as up to 1/4 of the grade in this course.  Students who benefit most from this class:
*Those who are motivated to go deeper with their faith
*Those who are honestly wrestling with their faith
*Those who are willing to do consistent, weekly assignments

Grades: 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Course Tuition and Enrollment Fees can be found HERE. If applicable, see below for additional course fees (supply, lab, textbook, etc.)

Prerequisites:

Note from the Administration regarding this class:

The Upstate Homeschool Co-op is committed to preparing our students for each next step in their development towards independence and adulthood. Our children face a world that tells them morality is intolerance and Christianity is hate. As the Administrators and teaching staff have launched their own children into that world, they have had ringside seats to the attack on every Biblical truth we have spent the past 18 years pouring into them. We have watched them wrestle with the world as they try to make sense out of what they have grown up believing, and what they are now being told by college professors, teammates, roommates, bosses…. What has been learned is that students need to be challenged NOW on what they believe. Just because parents hold a belief system, and teach that belief system to their children doesn’t mean that it automatically becomes their belief. This class has been created to teach a Christian Worldview, but in doing that, it causes students to have to think through what they really believe. This class will push them out of their comfort zone and challenge them to evaluate the world around them (some of which they probably embrace) in light of God’s Word. While this may cause them to squirm, and feel uncomfortable, it is critical that someone challenge them now–play the devil’s advocate–so that when they leave our homes, they know what they believe and why.

Course Credit: 0.5 Honors Elective Credit